Club, Stone Item Number: 3757A from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Broken end of stone war club from near Pontiac, King County, WA, on shores of Lake Washington.* Weathered voids cover surface. Thickness of club: about 2.2cm An "A" was added to the catalog number for this artifact because another artifact (see 3757B) shared the same catalog number. 3757A is described in the Burke's original catalog ledger (see catalog ledger entry for 3757). No information is ledger about the artifact numbered 3757B. SKH 3/6/96 *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Geographical Search Terms

King County North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Puget Sound Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Item History

What

Name
Club, Stone
Identification Number
3757A
Type of Item
stone club
Material
stone and metamorphic stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground
Overall
length 18.8 cm, width 5.5 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 414.8 g

Who

Field Collector
John G. Mathews Jr.

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 8, 1926

Other

Accession Number
2105
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground